04-26-2020, 03:55 AM
Quote:“I told him it’s not helping him,” one adviser told Axios. “Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn’t what people want to see.” Trump has reportedly been hesitant to end his briefing appearances, Axios reported, because he said they bring in good television ratings. The president has also used the briefings as an opportunity to rile up his base in a way that would typically be done at his rallies. Trump has criticized Democrats and attacked Biden, referring to him as “Sleepy Joe” during briefings, veering far away from the subject of Covid-19.Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments | Donald Trump | The Guardian
- Stopping the press briefings only because it's hurting his campaign, after numerous own goals (injecting bleach, etc.)
- Ratings, riling up the base as the main rationale for holding press briefings on the most terrifying pandemic of the last 9 decades??